Last week Blogger enabled Google Gadgets for Layout Blogs. You can now add a Google Gadget directly by login at Blogger.com, click Layout link on Dashboard and click 'Add a Gadget' link. This replaces the 'Add a Page Element' link.

The first gadget on the Basics subtab in the popup window is the Blog List gadget. This gadget shows off what you read with a blogroll of your favorite blogs. It shows the latest post title on the blog linked to the post with a post snippet and the date of last update. Since many have reported this gadget to malfunction here is the much better Ajax Blog List Gadget : (See picture below)

As you can see it can be customized to show ANY NUMBER of posts from any public blog. The top pane shows a post preview which cycles through all the posts listed below continuously. The time period and the styling of the widget can also be customized. To install it in your blog..............

login at Blogger.com and click Layout link on Dashboard. On Page Elements subtab of Layouts tab click the 'Add a Gadget' link. In popup window scroll down and click the Html/Javascript option. In it paste the following code under contents :

<!-- // The Following div element will end up holding the actual feed control. // You can place this anywhere on your page. --> <div id="feed-control"> <span style="color:#676767;font-size:11px;margin:10px;padding:4px;">Loading...</span> </div>

In above code replace BLOG1_TITLE, BLOG2_TITLE,....with the respective blog titles. Also replace BLOG_1, BLOG_2,.. with respective blog names. If you wish to show more posts then replace the last number '5' in these lines :

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Hello Vin,I copied and pasted but it says the Feeds not working. Also, does it have to say it came from Blogger for dummies right there? I might get some raised eyebrows?I also really would prefer to have my TOC in the menu under the header as you can see when you look I have already titled it. Is there any possible way to put my list there AND have it go to other pages like the RECIPE. Now it isn't clickable but I would like it to go to the Recipe page. Do you have a way for that?Thank you,Tammy

Replace the CAPS in above code 'BLOG_1' and 'BLOG1_TITLE'. It is customary to give credit to authors of templates and widgets in return for the work they put in. You may remove it is that is not your inclination.

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